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Jul 6, 2026 1 hr 1 min

Board Stalls and Cube Design

from Lucky Paper Radio Hosted by Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk about board stalls and Cube. They talk about what they don’t like about this particular genera of board state. They theorize about some aspects of a cube’s design would lead to more stalls, and ways they might, as a designer, try to minimize them. This weeks topic was suggested by listener MZ. Thanks, MZ! Discussed in this episode: Lucky Paper Cube Events Page Sam Black’s article describing “big” and “small” games Bun Magic Cube Sacred Geometry 100 Ornithopters Neoclassical Cube If you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube Anthony’s “Regular” Cube You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box: Lucky Paper PO Box 4855 Baltimore, MD 21211 Musical production by DJ James Nasty. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:01 - Andy’s Pool Adventure 4:14 - Board Stalls 18:33 - Who’s the Beatdown? 22:35 - Equilibrium 26:10 - Creature Sizing 30:11 - Evasion 31:40 - Combat Tricks and Friends 33:12 - Equipment 35:42 - 2 for 1s and Big vs Small Games 42:00 - Great Game in Sacred Geometry 44:32 - Ornithopters and Neutral States 49:18 - Milling Out 55:15 - Conclusion

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